You can have this Korean vegetarian dish mild or spicy; naturally, I chose spicy. This was soft and luscious silken tofu in a spicy broth with delicate enoki mushrooms, sliced raw jalapeño pepper, sliced onion, chopped green onion, and an egg. It was served with a side of steamed rice and kimchi (sour pickled Korean cabbage). The stew was served in a sizzling bowl, and I was given the option of having the egg served on the side so that I could crack it into the bowl myself and thus not have it cooked hard. This dish was full of protein but so soft and silky that it just ran down my throat. When I broke the egg yolk and let it run into the spicy broth, that was an OMG moment. The kimchi gave this dish some crunch, the rice gave it some chew, and the umami flavor was almost outrageous. I normally cook with firm tofu, but this silken version is probably the best tofu dish I've ever had.
Location: Umami Seoul, 67555 E Palm Canyon Drive A, Cathedral City, California. Date: September 3, 2022.
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